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Terrorists' back broken, says Kayani
[Pak Daily Times] Pakistain's military has broken the back of gunnies linked to al Qaeda and Taliban and the nation will soon prevail over this menace, the country's powerful head of the army said in a speech on Saturday that followed criticism from the United States that it wasn't doing enough to fight militancy.Washington, struggling to put down a 10-year insurgency in Afghanistan, said this month that Pakistain lacked a robust plan to defeat Islamic exemplars, and its intelligence agents were maintaining links with Afghan Talibs. Without making any reference to Washington's concerns, Pakistain Army General Ashfaq chief Kayani ... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI... said Pakistain Army was fully aware of the internal and external threats faced by the country. "Pakistain Army would come up to the expectations of the nation," he expressed the resolve "In war against terrorism, our officers and soldiers have made great sacrifices and have achieved tremendous success," he said in a speech to army cadets at Kakul military academy, north of Islamabad, broadcast by state television. "The terrorists' backbone has been broken and (God willing) we will soon prevail." Posted by: Fred 2011-04-24 |
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